Consistent with the company’s environmental initiative, Jotun GreenSteps, Jotun has announced plans to phase out lead chromates from all paint and coatings formulations worldwide.
John Hrdlick, Chief Operating Officer for INX International Ink Co., was honored with a Printing Ink Pioneer Award from the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers.
David C. Wasz, President of B.L. Downey Co. LLC, was recently elected to the Board of Directors of The Electrocoat Association, a non-profit trade association organized to drive growth in the electrocoating market.
Application drives customer satisfaction with paint brands, while availability and courtesy of staff drives customer satisfaction with paint retailers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2013 U.S. Interior Paint Satisfaction StudySM.
The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) has again submitted questions to the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) regarding its LEED 2012 V.4 building rating system revision, including comments focused on process, material credits screening tools and a new verification process added to the most recent draft.
In the course of its expansion in the American market, Plasmatreat US, Elgin, IL, a subsidiary of Plasmatreat GmbH, Germany, has acquired the low-pressure plasma specialist 4th State Inc., Belmont, CA.
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